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ultimate
[ uhl-tuh-mit ]
adjective
- last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series:
the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats.
Synonyms: ,
- maximum; decisive; conclusive:
the ultimate authority; the ultimate weapon.
Synonyms:
- highest; not subsidiary:
ultimate goal in life.
- basic; fundamental; representing a limit beyond which further progress, as in investigation or analysis, is impossible:
the ultimate particle; ultimate principles.
- final; total:
the ultimate consequences; the ultimate cost of a project.
Antonyms:
- not to be improved upon or surpassed; greatest; unsurpassed:
the ultimate vacation spot; the ultimate stupidity.
noun
- the final point; final result.
- a fundamental fact or principle.
- the best, greatest, or most extreme of its kind.
ultimate
/ ˈʌɪɪ /
adjective
- conclusive in a series or process; last; final
an ultimate question
- the highest or most significant
the ultimate goal
- elemental, fundamental, basic, or essential
- most extreme
genocide is the ultimate abuse of human rights
- final or total
an ultimate cost of twenty million pounds
noun
- the most significant, highest, furthest, or greatest thing
Derived Forms
- ˈܱپٱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܱt·ٱ· adverb
- ܱt·ٱ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ܱt·ٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ultimate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Earlier this month, the FA said its updated process will give the governing body "ultimate discretion" over eligibility and it will be managed on a "case-by-case basis".
California also has suffered losses in court, with judges in some instances allowing administration policies to take hold while the state argues for their ultimate reversal.
"My ultimate goal for SheRaces is that we don't exist because it's not needed anymore and every woman is able to get on the start line," she added.
The ultimate confrontation, of course, would come if Trump chose to ignore an order from the Supreme Court.
Sheik Mohammed said that there had been "a bit of progress compared to other meetings, yet we need to find an answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war".
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